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SAN Miguel and TnT Katropa take their rivalry up the two powerhouse teams in the PBA Governors Cup road game on Saturday in Calasiao, Pangasinan.
The Katropa and Beermen enter the 5 p.m. Petron Saturday Special game at the Calasiao Sports Complex both of them have the crucial win as they try to bolster their respective bids for a berth in the quarterfinals.
Both champion teams are within striking distance, with TnT holding a best record at 4-4 compared to the 3-4 slate of San Miguel.
The Katropa, however, is one of the three-game winning run, two of them since Blakely Marqus came on board.
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While the Beermen had enough success slowing down Eugene Phelps in their 117-100 drubbing of the Phoenix Fuel Masters last week, Leo Austria coach said the team definitely has its hands full blakely.
The good thing with Blakely is that it is not as powerful as Phelps and most of its game is on the perimeter, "said Austria.
"But his work ethic is something that (TnT) has to bank on dahil alam naman na he's a team player, and that's something that could make a team to have a good chemistry."
While the Beermen have not played for a week, TnT has been on a break for 20 days, its last outing coming on Sept. 30 when they came from behind to nip NorthPort, 104-102.
Katropa went out-of-town during that stretch and held a new Bong Ravena coach and consultant Mark Dickel.
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Austria said the rest could work on TnT either way.
"I know there's a lot of energy in them," he said. "Pero sana hindi pa nila makuha ang nila timing."
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